Table 1.
Polarization components | Notation | Symmetry | Space group | Basis vectors | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
P1 = P2 = P3 = 0 | paraelectric | Tetragonal | P4/mm | [100], [010], [001] | |
P1 = P2 = 0, P3 ≠ 0 | c phase | Tetragonal | P4mm | [100], [010], [001] | |
P1 ≠ 0, P2 = P3 = 0 | a phase | Orthorhombic | P2mm | [100], [010], [001] | |
P1 = P2 ≠ 0, P3 = 0 | aa phase | Orthorhombic | C2mm | [110], [110], [001] | |
P1 = P2 ≠ 0 < P3 ≠ 0 | r phase ( MA) | Monoclinic | Cm | [110], [110], [001] | |
P1 = P2 ≠ 0 > P3 ≠ 0 | r phase ( MB) | Monoclinic | Cm | [110], [110], [001] | |
P1 ≠ 0, P2 = 0, P3 ≠ 0 | ac phase ( MC) | Monoclinic | Pm | [100], [010], [001] | |
P1 = P2 = P3 ≠ 0 | Fo | Monoclinic | Cm | [110], [110], [001] |